Tuesday Eats Apr 8

chrissy · 04-08-2008, 08:42 AM

What's for dinner tonight?

Markel · 04-08-2008, 09:59 AM

Well, at 6:00pm, hopefully my son's high school volleyball team (currently 3rd ranked in the state) will be chewing up the currently first ranked team. As for what we'll be dining on after that, I haven't asked my wife.

oblongmelon · 04-08-2008, 01:04 PM

I'm throwing some steak and a sweet potato on the grill.
(to cook the sweet potato, I wrap it in tinfoil, slice it in many slices but not all the way through, insert a piece of sweet onion in between the slices, salt and pepper it, then shave butter over the top, wrap it up totally and stick it on the grill till the potato is soft. It gets a nice crunchy bottom on it!...mmmmm (yes, I'll start it before I throw the steak on!)

Markel · 04-08-2008, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oblongmelon

(to cook the sweet potato, I wrap it in tinfoil, slice it in many slices but not all the way through....

Why wrap it up in tinfoil then slice it up?

(I can't help it - it's the engineer mindset.

)

GraingerGuy · 04-08-2008, 02:21 PM

I'm thinking I want some Risotto today....I'm really craving it. Maybe I'll make a pea risotto with shallots. Mmmmm.....

uncledaddy · 04-08-2008, 02:50 PM

Gonna be Pork Chops, mashed potatoes, fresh tossed salad. Oh, and rice. Gotta have rice.

oblongmelon · 04-08-2008, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markel

Why wrap it up in tinfoil then slice it up?

(I can't help it - it's the engineer mindset.

)

because that's the way I like to do it! -that's the cook's mindset for ya!

GraingerGuy · 04-08-2008, 05:43 PM

I just got some saffron!!

saffron pea risotto! Wooooo!

I've never cooked with saffron before....I know you are supposed to go a little easy on as a little goes a long way....but how much is a little?

oblongmelon · 04-08-2008, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GraingerGuy

I just got some saffron!!

saffron pea risotto! Wooooo!

I've never cooked with saffron before....I know you are supposed to go a little easy on as a little goes a long way....but how much is a little?

literally start with 2 or 3 little pieces and go from there..it's strong stuff!

Markel · 04-08-2008, 09:38 PM

Well, it was all good. My son's volleyball team humiliated the number 1 ranked team 25-13 in the first game, and won 25-13 in the second.

For dinner, my wife had made a huge sandwich (sliced across a big round wheat loaf (Seeded Harvest Boule from Trader Joe's) for about 6 layers, put stuff in the layers (ham & swiss & mustard, beef & horseradish, bacon and mayo and tomato, ham & cheddar and onion), sprayed with olive oil and heated for 20 minutes in a 400 degree oven (with loose foil over it) to get crispy. Then cut into wedges. It was really good (had a glass of chilled riesling with it).

chrissy · 04-08-2008, 10:08 PM

Hmm, ended up having to run to payless for Audrey so we stopped at Sonic. She has a choir thing on Thursday and needed black shoes.

I wanted to make baked potatoes tonight - chicken, broccoli, cheese, and other toppings but oh well. Maybe Friday.

04-08-2008, 08:42 AM	#1
chrissy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: OKC Posts: 5,046	Tuesday Eats Apr 8 What's for dinner tonight?

04-08-2008, 09:59 AM	#2
Markel Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 11,733	Well, at 6:00pm, hopefully my son's high school volleyball team (currently 3rd ranked in the state) will be chewing up the currently first ranked team. As for what we'll be dining on after that, I haven't asked my wife. __________________ stay low... keep moving...

04-08-2008, 02:21 PM	#5
GraingerGuy Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Working....and working...and working some more Posts: 3,573	I'm thinking I want some Risotto today....I'm really craving it. Maybe I'll make a pea risotto with shallots. Mmmmm..... __________________ potato gun + marshmallow gun = FLAMING MARSHMALLOWS OF DOOM!!!!! -Welfareloser 4/13/05 Time to switch to AMD now I guess... (just kidding... ) -Darkfury 5/23/05 I don't think this'll stop anything though - the better you idiot-proof a system, the more impressive the idiot becomes. -ShawnLee 5/30/08

04-08-2008, 02:50 PM	#6
uncledaddy Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: With Me, Myself, and I...wondering why we can't get along! Posts: 2,583	Gonna be Pork Chops, mashed potatoes, fresh tossed salad. Oh, and rice. Gotta have rice. __________________

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04-08-2008, 01:04 PM	#3
oblongmelon Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In a nutshell Posts: 9,678	I'm throwing some steak and a sweet potato on the grill. (to cook the sweet potato, I wrap it in tinfoil, slice it in many slices but not all the way through, insert a piece of sweet onion in between the slices, salt and pepper it, then shave butter over the top, wrap it up totally and stick it on the grill till the potato is soft. It gets a nice crunchy bottom on it!...mmmmm (yes, I'll start it before I throw the steak on!)

04-08-2008, 05:43 PM	#8
GraingerGuy Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Working....and working...and working some more Posts: 3,573	I just got some saffron!! saffron pea risotto! Wooooo! I've never cooked with saffron before....I know you are supposed to go a little easy on as a little goes a long way....but how much is a little?

04-08-2008, 09:38 PM	#10
Markel Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 11,733	Well, it was all good. My son's volleyball team humiliated the number 1 ranked team 25-13 in the first game, and won 25-13 in the second. For dinner, my wife had made a huge sandwich (sliced across a big round wheat loaf (Seeded Harvest Boule from Trader Joe's) for about 6 layers, put stuff in the layers (ham & swiss & mustard, beef & horseradish, bacon and mayo and tomato, ham & cheddar and onion), sprayed with olive oil and heated for 20 minutes in a 400 degree oven (with loose foil over it) to get crispy. Then cut into wedges. It was really good (had a glass of chilled riesling with it).

04-08-2008, 10:08 PM	#11
chrissy Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: OKC Posts: 5,046	Hmm, ended up having to run to payless for Audrey so we stopped at Sonic. She has a choir thing on Thursday and needed black shoes. I wanted to make baked potatoes tonight - chicken, broccoli, cheese, and other toppings but oh well. Maybe Friday.

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